Ellen Spiegel

Ellen Spiegel

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Nevada State Assembly District 21

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Nevada State Assembly District 20

Successor: David Orentlicher

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Cornell University

Personal

Profession

Business Owner/Consultant

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Ellen Spiegel (Democratic Party) was a member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 20. She assumed office on February 4, 2013. She left office on November 4, 2020.

Spiegel (Democratic Party) ran for election for Nevada Controller. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Spiegel also ran for election for Nevada Secretary of State. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 14, 2022.

Biography

Spiegel earned her B.S. from Cornell University. Her professional experience includes working as a business owner and consultant.

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Spiegel was assigned to the following committees:

• Commerce and Labor Committee, Chair
• Ways and Means Committee
• Revenue Committee, Vice chair

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Nevada committee assignments, 2017
• Taxation
• Transportation, Vice chair
• Ways and Means

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Spiegel served on the following committees:

Nevada committee assignments, 2015
• Government Affairs
• Health and Human Services
• Transportation

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Spiegel served on the following committees:

Nevada committee assignments, 2013
• Health and Human Services, Vice Chair
• Judiciary
• Transportation

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Spiegel served on the following committees:

Nevada committee assignments, 2009
• Government Affairs
• Health and Human Services
• Transportation

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2022

See also: Nevada Controller election, 2022

General election

General election for Nevada Controller

Andy Matthews defeated Ellen Spiegel and Jed Profeta in the general election for Nevada Controller on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Matthews (R)	50.1	504,703
		Ellen Spiegel (D)	45.9	463,092
		Jed Profeta (L)	1.5	15,375
		Other/Write-in votes	2.5	25,029

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,008,199
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nevada Controller

Ellen Spiegel defeated Alex Costa in the Democratic primary for Nevada Controller on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ellen Spiegel	67.3	111,989
		Alex Costa	24.4	40,664
		Other/Write-in votes	8.3	13,841

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 166,494
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Andy Matthews advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada Controller.

2020

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Nevada State Senate District 7

Roberta Lange won election in the general election for Nevada State Senate District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Roberta Lange (D)	100.0	39,036

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,036
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nevada State Senate District 7

Roberta Lange defeated Ellen Spiegel and Richard Carrillo in the Democratic primary for Nevada State Senate District 7 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Roberta Lange	38.3	3,672
		Ellen Spiegel	36.9	3,540
		Richard Carrillo	24.8	2,384

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,596
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2018

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for Nevada State Assembly District 20

Incumbent Ellen Spiegel defeated Michael McDonald in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 20 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ellen Spiegel (D)	62.1	12,029
		Michael McDonald (R)	37.9	7,342

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,371
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Alexander Cheyenne Bacon (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 20

Incumbent Ellen Spiegel advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 20 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Ellen Spiegel

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 20

Michael McDonald advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 20 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Michael McDonald

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2016

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.

Incumbent Ellen Spiegel defeated Carol Linton in the Nevada State Assembly District 20 general election.

Nevada State Assembly, District 20 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ellen Spiegel Incumbent	60.60%	13,548
	Republican	Carol Linton	39.40%	8,807
Total Votes				22,355
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

Incumbent Ellen Spiegel defeated Darren Welsh in the Nevada State Assembly District 20 Democratic primary.

Nevada State Assembly District 20, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ellen Spiegel Incumbent	76.98%	1,876
	Democratic	Darren Welsh	23.02%	561
Total Votes				2,437

Carol Linton ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 20 Republican primary.

Nevada State Assembly District 20, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Carol Linton  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Ellen Spiegel ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Carol Linton was unopposed in the Republican primary. Spiegel defeated Linton in the general election.

Nevada State Assembly District 20, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ellen Spiegel Incumbent	54.3%	5,664
	Republican	Carol Linton	45.7%	4,774
Total Votes				10,438

2012

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012

Spiegel won election in the 2012 election for Nevada State Assembly, District 20. Spiegel defeated Gloria Bonaventura and Kent L. Ivey in the June 12 primary election and defeated Eric Mendoza (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Nevada State Assembly, District 20, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ellen Spiegel	61.1%	12,894
	Republican	Eric Mendoza	38.9%	8,218
Total Votes				21,112

Nevada State Assembly, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ellen Spiegel	52.7%	951
Gloria Bonaventura	26.3%	474
Kent L. Ivey	21%	378
Total Votes		1,803

2010

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2010

Spiegel was defeated by Mark Sherwood in the November 2, 2010, general election. Spiegel did not have any opposition in the June 8 primary.

2008

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2008

In 2008 Spiegel had no primary race and won the general election to the District 21 Seat in the Nevada Assembly, defeating Jon Ozark by just 366 votes.

Spiegel raised $138,928 for her campaign.

Nevada State Assembly, District 21 (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Ellen Spiegel (D)		10,719	50.87%
Jon Ozark		10,353	49.13%

Campaign themes

2022

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2020

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2016

Spiegel's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Making sure we can take care of our medical needs

• Excerpt: "Ellen understands that our healthcare issues not only involve paying for healthcare but also with access to high quality healthcare services."

Getting enough water for our needs

• Excerpt: "Ellen feels that the next State legislature must be involved with finding solutions to our water shortage. Because so many of our water solutions are dependent on working with other states or other counties within Nevada, she says we must insist that our leaders know how to develop win-win scenarios and be successful in negotiating positive outcomes."

Improving our schools, while addressing teen issues such as the high teen pregnancy and drop-out rates

• Excerpt: "Our children need more legislators to stand up and speak for them, as they are unable to do so for themselves."

Diversifying our economy while supporting our current businesses

• Excerpt: "We should always remember the importance of tourism to our economy, but we must diversify to ensure that we can weather economic storms."

Reducing our traffic congestion

• Excerpt: "As we continue to grow our population and increase tourism, we must develop, fund and implement a comprehensive transportation plan. We cannot afford to ignore this issue."

Campaign finance summary

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Ellen Spiegel campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Nevada Controller	Lost general	$193,621	$0
2020	Nevada State Senate District 7	Lost primary	$120,015	N/A**
2016	Nevada State Assembly, District 20	Won	$175,220	N/A**
2014	Nevada State Assembly, District 20	Won	$85,535	N/A**
2012	Nevada State Assembly, District 20	Won	$117,340	N/A**
2010	Nevada State Assembly, District 21	Lost	$183,110	N/A**
2008	Nevada State Assembly, District 21	Won	$138,928	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2020

In 2020, the Nevada State Legislature was not in session. It was in special session from July 8 to July 19 and from July 31 to August 5.

• National Federation of Independent Business

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2019

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In 2019, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 4 through June 3. American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to civil liberties. Nevada Conservation League: Senate and Assembly Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues. Nevada Policy Research Institute Legislators are scored on their voting record concerning economic and education issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

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In 2018, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session.

2017

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In 2017, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 6 through June 5. American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to civil liberties. Nevada Conservation League: Senate and Assembly Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues. Nevada Policy Research Institute Legislators are scored on their voting record concerning economic and education issues. RenewNV Legislators are scored on their votes on energy issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016

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2015

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In 2015, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 2 through June 1. Nevada Conservation League: Senate and Assembly Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues. Nevada Family Alliance: 2015 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes for or against Nevada Family Alliance's position. Nevada Policy Research Institute: The 2015 Nevada Legislative Session Review & Report Card Legislators are scored on their voting record concerning economic and education issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2014

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In 2014, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session.

2013

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In 2013, the 77th Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 4 through June 4. Citizen Outreach: Ratings for the 2013 Nevada Legislature Legislators are scored on their votes for or against Citizen Outreach’s position. Nevada Conservation League: Senate and Assembly Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues. Nevada Policy Research Institute: The 2013 Nevada Legislative Session Review & Report Card Legislators are scored on their voting record concerning economic issues. Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada: Facing Race – 2013 Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity Legislators are scored by the organization on bills related to "civic engagement, access to justice, health equity, economic opportunities, civil rights and economic equity." The American Conservative Union: 2013 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Personal

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Spiegel has a husband, Bill.

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Political offices
Preceded by Cresent Hardy (R)	Nevada State Assembly District 20 2013–2020	Succeeded by David Orentlicher (D)
Preceded by -	Nevada State Assembly District 21 2008–2010	Succeeded by Mark Sherwood (R)